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    Force FX lightsabers $50 on clearance thru walmart.com

    These have been in and out of stock all week. I bought 2 on separate purchases using the $20 off 2 $40+ purchases using amex here: http://offers.amexnetwork.com/...=us_amexnetworkdefault I thought they were all gone but 2 of the models are back in stock now...
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    BFG Gtx 280 video card $365 after rebate with paypal

    found on SD http://www.compusa.com/applica...pNo=3930709&CatId=3669 Price is $415 -$30 rebate -$20 cash back for using paypal (deposited in your account in 6-8 weeks) = final price $365+shipping (shipping was $9 to california)+ tax if you live in TX, NC, IL, FL Paypal discount details...
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    Motherboards, why am I having such a hard time lately finding one that works right

    /long_rant_on 1st mobo Abit IP35 - I lived with the annoying double boot issue which was eventually fixed by a bios update about 6 months after I bought the board. Then however, with the advent of winter I discovered the board would refuse to even post when the room was colder than 60f...
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    Any ideas for a shared calendar/other personnel scheduling/location software

    Ok, I was asked to come up with a way that the 10 or so employees in our district office can note when they're out of the office or at a different site etc so the superintendent can "know where my people are at all times." I could set them all up with google calendar accounts and have them...
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    Panasonic 42" 1080p plasma TH-42PZ700U $1099 after coupon at costco b&m $1150 shipped at costco.com

    Update: The price is now live in store, i took my receipt and the coupon in and they refunded the $200 back with no hassle. Its also now available online at costco.com for $1099+$49.99 shipping Link to the tv on costco.com Ok, so officially this discount doesn't apply until the 24th...
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    Antec Nine Hundred $80 AR starting Sun 12/31 at CompUSA

    CUSA Link for info, deal won't start until 12/31 and I'm not sure if its avail online or just B&M CompUSA Newegg link for more pics/info ($132 at newegg)
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    My number needs a home

    Ok, I signed up for a new line with sprint using the current SERO offer but my existing phone (out of contract) is with Sprint. The problem now is that Sprint won't port numbers from other Sprint accounts to SERO accounts (not w/out insane persistance and getting just the right cust svc rep...
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    Psychonauts (pc) $7.50+tax shipped

    I got this from gogamer a while back when they had it for $9.99+ship, well worth the money; its a lot more than the kiddie platformer it appears to be at first glance. Go-go-go-gamer
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    FX-55 *San Diego* OEM now down to $130 at the Egg

    I missed the deal last time, didn't have the extra cash laying around but jumped on it when I saw it back today. Link-o-fied Now down to $130
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    eMachines D6417 (Athlon64 3200+) w/ 15" LCD $397.07

    I was prowling OD for clearance deals on a laptop when I found this. Tag still said $650.01 but it shows as $397.07 in their system (which you can search in the ink depot). Specs: AMD 64 3200 256mb pc3200 80gb HD DVD+/- Double Layer Drive 7 usb, 2 Firewire 8-in-1 memory card reader...
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    For PC - Prince of Persia: Two Thrones $24.95, Indigo Prophecy $19.95

    madness. . .gAr~ choose the 'dirt cheap shipping' option to get $1.99 shipping for up to 1-2 games I bit on both Indigo and PoP, so much for finishing off my backlog of games 1st, damn deals.
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    Craigslist gone to the dogs(scammers)?

    I dont sell things on craigslist very often, usually just when I do a computer upgrade and want to sell off the old components. Usually that inspires me to throw some of my other closet-rot up for sale as well. Its been probably a year and a half since I last sold crap thru craigslist and I...
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    Razer Diamondback Plasma Limited Edition Gaming Mouse

    http://www.gogamer.com/cgi-bin/GoGamer....front/SESSIONID/Product/View/000RAZDPC I've been considering getting a logitech 510, 518 or G5 gaming mouse but at this price I'm really tempted to pull the trigger on a razer. Opinions?
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    Buy.com Deals 6600GT (PCI-e) $120 AR, 512mb flash drive $20 AR

    Flash Drive 6600GT Likely a few other decent deals as well, these were just the ones that jumped out at me.
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    Seagate 300 GB SATA HD w/NCQ support $99 AR

    Snoot! (linking fry's ad details doesnt always work right, its on page 2 of friday's ads)
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    Indigo Prophecy $27.90 Fable, Lost chapters $33.90

    Just got the latest madness mail from gogamer.com, best prices around on these 2 relatively new games. Remember dirt-cheap shipping is only $1.99. I actually want to buy both of them but I need to be saving money for a trip next month, argh. . .decisions. Madness
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    *Free 12-pk Coke or Diet Coke when spending $50 or more at home depot

    Ok, this isn't the most thrilling of deals but hey, it's something for less than nothing if you're already spending $50 or more at home depot. When I was there yesterday, the line was insane so I had plenty of time to stare blankly at the large display of Coke/Diet coke products till it finally...
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    Suggestions for cell providers in Alameda county (CA)

    Bleh, well I should have done the kind of research I would do before buying a new video card before getting this cell phone. Reception at home, at my GFs house, at work all blow chunks 1-2 bars. I live in Berkely and work in Alameda. I have a sanyo PM-8200 phone which has been pretty good...
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    Anyone have a new link to bay area Fry's ads online?

    Well, I used to depend on the SJ Mercury's online presence to get my daily fry's ad fix. As of last week they stopped having the ads available online however. I actually suscribed to the paper for a while but I live too far away from San Jose and the delivery was very unreliable. Does...
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    Audigy 2 ZS gamer $59 AR @ Fry's

    $109 - $50 MIR = $59 The games that come bundled are pretty dated at this point but still not a bad deal. Frys SJ mercury ads online, in Friday's specials
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    Asus K8V SE Deluxe & A64 3400 $199 AR socket 754

    I saw one post for just the processor but nothing on this combo. Combo Pretty nice price after rebate for those who want to upgrade to a decent performance 64 bit but arent big on overclocking.
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    Antec P160 Case *dead, back up to $100 after MIR*

    Case Specs I actually use this case for my comp at home, it usually sells for $125-150 so a great deal at $60 IMO. Rebate is from Antec rather than comp-usa, no idea about the speed/reliability of Antec rebates myself though.
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    2 GB (2x1024mb) pc 3200 $260 @ outpost.com

    Outpost details I really have no clue about the quality of this although I'd bet money its cl3.
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    Kingston HyperX 512mb DDR module $100 at outpost.com

    Well, this same chip sells for $170 on kingston's site, lowest I found on Pricewatch was $130 so seems like a pretty decent deal Detailed specs: New HyperX Enthusiast Grade Modules: * Designed and built by the world's largest independent memory manufacturer * High performance...
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    *Dead*Sims2 DVD special edition $39.99+$10 gift card at CC

    Just saw this in the sunday ad, didnt find anything here but an old sims2 pre-order thread so I dont think this is a repost. hmm, might be a typo in the local (bay area) ad, the online version does indeed say 49.99+GC but the actual paper ad says 39.99. Check your local paper ad. You'll...
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    Bay Area Fry's Labor day sale

    After looking at todays add, the things that jumped out at me were: 80 GB western digital HD $74.99 - $30MIR -$20MIR = $24.99 after rebates Belkin Wireless router $30 - $30MIR = $0+ tax on the $30 Epson CX5400 3-in-one printer/copier scanner $79.99 (after instant rebate) - $20 MIR =...
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    Suggestions for upgrade to amd 64

    Ok, Ive replaced most of the other parts of my comp piece-by-piece now im thinking hard about stepping up to an AMD 64 processor from my current xp 2800. I will need 3 things, processor, motherboard, memory (my current memory is some old samsung value 2700 that just doesnt run at 400fsb)...
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    Bad things happen when you sell your soul. . .

    Theres a local free classified service i read quite a bit looking for deals on computer and electronics stuff. http://www.craigslist.org (theres actualy sites for a truckload of cities around the country and abroad now). Kickass site to find a huge variety of stuff for sale/job...
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    *dead unless you're a fileplanet subscriber* World Of Warcraft beta stress test signups going on

    Signup is right on the front of www.blizzard.com I'm not sure if this really qualifies as a hot deal but what the hey. I've been following the info on WoW for some time, neglected to sign up for beta way back when though so havent been able to play in the beta up till now. Basically...
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    Star Wars KoToR for pc $14.99 @ Fry's

    One of my all-time favorite games. definitely worth $15 bucks if you like RPG's and havent played it yet.
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    *Hot* Turtle Beach Riviera 5.1 sound card $20 at Fry's

    Fri add Lowest price im seeing on pricewatch is $34+tax shipped from newegg (and thats oem vs retail box at fry's) so definitely a good buy for someone looking for a budget 6-channel sound card.
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    Viewsonic 17" lcd $299 after $70 MIR today only at Fry's

    Add here Not too many details in the add 1280x1024 native reso 450:1 contrast ratio
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    *Dead* Toshiba S126 laptop @ Outpost $799 no MIR

    Link More info: TOSHIBA S126 CELERON. 2.8GHz, 15" XGA TFT SCREEN, 256MB MEMORY, 60GB DRIVE, DVD/CD-RW COMBO DRIVE, INTEGRATED WI-FI, XP HOME In stock, same day shipping Features: * Intel® Celeron® Processor 2.80GHz * Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition * 256MB PC2700 DDR333...
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    Fastest PCI graphics card?

    A not terribly computer savvy friend of mine bought a pre-built piece of crap with "onboard agp graphics" and no actual agp slot. She isnt to happy with the speed of the OB graphics in games (duh) but its too late for her to return the comp. Only thing faster than a fx5200/ATI9200 I have been...
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    Retail Athlon XP 2700 and mobo $90 at Fry's

    Cheapest pricewatch price for a retail XP 2700 im seeing is $108 so a pretty hot deal for both the processor and a mobo (albeit a cheap one).
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    Pet wake-up calls

    Sometimes (hell about every morning) my cat trys to assist in the process of waking me up. She hates my alarm clock, so if I'm slow to resond to it, I get a few reminders. Her method: Smacking me in the head a few times with her paw (usually the opening gambit, if this fails she trys more...
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    Buying store credit from individuals

    Just was lookign at an add for someone local to me selling a store credit at BB for $100 less than its face value (total value $500). Kinda tempting to get to snag a new vid card eventually (when they actually have 6800GT's in stock, heh) or possibly something else. I know BB's everyday prices...
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    How long before PDAs, Cells, MP3 players, Game boys merge?

    Despite the fact that I own none of the above devices, I was thinking about this a good while back, just seems almost inevitable. I know there are phone/pda's now, just saw one advertised which reminded me of the idea. I know you can play rudimentary games on both pda's and phones, hell...
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    Kenwood dvd+surround system $179 @ Fry's

    Lowest other price im seeing on this online is $270 so decently warm SJ Mercury Fry's Add Full Specs: * 1 Disc DVD Player with DVD, DVDR/RW, DVD+R/RW, VCD, CD, CDR/RW and MP3/WMA Playback * Power o Stereo: 55 Watts per Channel (Left/Right, 1kHz, 10% THD, 8 ohms) o...
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    Upgrading from xp2800 to xp3000, should i bother?

    Ok, long story short: Not long after i found a sweet deal and upgraded my xp2200 t-bred to a xp2800 barton, I found a too-good-to-pass-up deal on an xp3000 and i failed to pass it up. Since my final cost on the 2800 wasnt high at all i figured i could sell the 2800 for what i paid for the...